Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

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categorization of diplomatic agents

...recognized. Ambassadors were deemed to represent the person and dignity of the sovereign (or head of state) and were entitled to personal access to the sovereign to whom they were accredited. The
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) reduced to three the categories of diplomatic representatives, which are: (1) ambassadors and other heads of mission of equivalent rank who are...

In 1961 the UN Conference on Diplomatic Intercourse and Immunities adopted the
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to replace the 19th-century rules of Vienna and Aix. It specifies three classes of heads of mission: (1) ambassadors or nuncios accredited to heads of state and other heads of missions of equivalent rank, (2) envoys, ministers, and internuncios accredited to heads of state,...

diplomatic immunity

Jurisdictional immunity exists in certain contexts. Diplomatic personnel, for example, have immunity from prosecution in the state in which they operate. In the 1960s, however, the
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations stipulated that the level of immunity varies according to the official’s rank. Immunity is generally more extensive in...

...should be limited to those that are necessary to enable a diplomat to accomplish his mission)—led eventually to attempts to restrict diplomatic immunities in international treaties. The
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) restricted the privileges granted to diplomats, their families, and staff. Avoiding controversial issues such as diplomatic asylum and focusing on...